November 20, 2007
AK · Metal/Non-Metal
driller, highwall helper, highwall drill helper
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Alaska Gold Company · Struck by falling object
Employee was moving equipment. He moved the hitch on a Nodwell trailer- the pin that secures the jack was not in place which resulted in the hitch of the trailer falling on employee's right leg. The hitch broke his right leg. He was taken to Nome Hospital and then transported to Anchorage for surgery to place a pin in leg.